Gambetta and Léon Say. Its initial recruitment is that of the Parisian elite (including scientists) and the provincial notables. Even if the party's principal leaders were often related to business, the majority of its elected officials opposed the wishes of businessmen, in particular on social policies. Names Democratic Republican Alliance (, ARD): 1901–1911 Republican Democratic Party (, PRD): 1911–1917 Democratic Republican Alliance (, ARD): 1917–1920 Democratic, Republican, and Social Party (, PRDS); 1920–1926 Democratic Alliance (, AD); 1926–1949 See also Liberalism and radicalism in France France in the twentieth century Independent Radicals Radical Party (France) Sinistrisme References Bibliography Rosemonde Samson (2003). L'Alliance républicaine démocratique, une formation de centre. Presses universitaires de Rennes, coll. Carnot. 1901 establishments in France Centre-right parties in Europe Conservative liberal parties Defunct political parties in France Defunct liberal political parties Liberal parties in France Liberal conservative parties Republican parties Republicanism in France Political parties of the French Third Republic Political parties established in 1901 Opportunist Republicans